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title: "38 U.S.C. § 5106"
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# 38 U.S.C. § 5106 - Furnishing of information by other agencies
## Text
The head of any Federal department or agency shall provide such information to the Secretary as the Secretary may request for purposes of determining eligibility for or amount of benefits, or verifying other information with respect thereto. The cost of providing information to the Secretary under this section shall be borne by the department or agency providing the information.
(Added Pub. L. 94432, title IV, § 403(2), Sept. 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 1372, § 3006; amended Pub. L. 99576, title VII, § 701(62), Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3296; renumbered § 5106, Pub. L. 10240, title IV, § 402(b)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238; Pub. L. 10283, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404, 405; Pub. L. 106475, § 5, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2099.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments2000—Pub. L. 106475 inserted at end “The cost of providing information to the Secretary under this section shall be borne by the department or agency providing the information.” 1991—Pub. L. 10240 renumbered section 3006 of this title as this section. Pub. L. 10283 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator” in two places. 1986—Pub. L. 99576 substituted “the Administrator” for “he” before “may request”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective DateSection effective Sept. 30, 1976, see section 405(a) of Pub. L. 94432, set out as an Effective Date of 1976 Amendment note under section 1521 of this title.